 Despite a severe crash in World Superbike competition at Laguna Seca in 1998, he finished second overall to Ben Bostrom in the AMA Superbike championship.Chandler remained with Kawasaki until 2002, before a final year of road racing with Ducati.In 2003, Chandler tried his hand at Supermoto racing in the inaugural season of the AMA Supermoto Championship.